Jack Siegel’s Skullset - When Art and the Web Collide

P hotographer Jack Siegel is making his mark on the art world via the ultimate superhighway; the blogsphere. His blog, the Skullset, features his bicoastal portraits of his friends and their various meanderings. Jack spoke to Foam about his venture, with one foot in the art world, and the other on the internet. Foam: How did you get started taking photos? JS: I picked it up in high school, I had a really great teacher so I guess I decided to stick with it. Initially I bought Ryan McGinley’s first book before I even picked up a camera, the images really inspired me to focus on shooting my friends. Foam: What camera do you use? JS: Currently I use a Yashica T4 but I’m getting bored with it, there is only so much you can do. At a pawn shop I bought an Olympus om1 just because it was the cool black one but it shoots really well so I’ve been using that as well as my camera phone. Foam: Why did you start blogging? What do you think about everyone jumping on the ... (link)